When the Federal Communications Commission approved the Open Internet Order last week, it was an unlikely assault on religious liberty. But Americaâ??s religious leaders didnâ??t say so. As it turns out, men and women of the cloth gave â??net neutralityâ? a blessing.
The FCCâ??s order applies the Communications Act of 1934 to the Internet, redefining service providers as telecommunications. This grants government bureaucrats the power to centrally control broadband in a heavy-handed attempt to ensure â??neutralâ? access. In a March 3 speech defending the policy, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler told the Mobile World Congress that â??there needs to be a referee with a yardstick, or a meter stick here, that itâ??s just and reasonable.â?
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